I’m the little girl in this film that my dad, Dr Frank Dobronte, is recording… circa 1952-53. We lived on the island of Oahu … my dad was a dentist in the USNavy stationed at Barbers Point. many weekends our parents took us around the island to visit beautiful and interesting places. I still remember The sugar cane factory gave us small burlap bags of raw sugar… a rich taste I’ve never replicated … yum. We also visited the Dole pineapple factory that had cold pineapple juice coming out of the water fountain. I thought I would have one in my house when I grew up!
Diane Dobronte

Island of O'ahu.
The shot of the little girl standing in front of the cane fire waving is a classic vacation shot.
Cane burning is a big issue here on Maui currently (2012). People are getting tired of it and the plantation, HC&S an A&B subsidiary, does not have the political clout it used to have. The Hawaii sugar industry went away because the companies, primarily C Brewer sold the technology around the world and basically sold out the people of Hawaii.

Fun film which could almost be a ephemeral film on how Sugar canes are harvested. First, they burn them, then they pack them up, to the mill.. etc etc. Interesting to watch, as I had no idea. Really.